Students are asked to please see Mr Poirrier in G Block Staffroom if they are interested in any of the VET certificate courses and opportunities mentioned below.  

Year 11 Students - courses commencing in Term 3 2023

Gold Coast Trades College and TAFE have a number of Term 3 openings for Year 11 students who have not yet used their VETis funding.  

Students who enrol in a VET certificate course with GCTC or TAFE attend their training facilities for one full school day per week, providing their own transport. Students undertake external VET courses in addition to their timetabled senior subjects.  

Gold Coast Trades College (Currumbin)

• Certificate 2 Plumbing
• Certificate 1 Construction 
• Certificate 2 Automotive 

Spots filling fast!

TAFE (Ashmore)

• Certificate 2 in Animal Care
• Certificate 2 in Plumbing Services
• Certificate 2 in Automotive 
• Certificate 1 in Construction 
• Certificate 2 in Engineering Pathways

TAFE Applications close Friday, 9 June 2023

TAFE (Robina)

• Certificate 2 in Salon Assistant (Robina Campus) 
• Certificate 2 Retail Cosmetics (Robina Campus) 
• Certificate 2 in Hospitality 
• Certificate 2 in Cookery 

TAFE Applications close Friday, 9 June 2023

Huxley School of Make-up/TAFE (Burleigh)

• Certificate 2 Retail Cosmetics/Certificate 3 Make-up (8 QCE Points 

Applications close Wednesday, 5 July.

GCTC Graduations

Congratulations to the following students who have recently completed their Cert 2 Electrotechnology at Gold Coast Trades College:

• Jake  French
• Alex O'Connor
• Charlie Sillar
• Finn Vallance

Cert 2 Engineering & Cert 3 Aviation and IT @ PBC (Mr Buchanan)

This semester, Years 10 and 11 Certificate 2 Engineering students have been working hard to complete online theory and robotics construction during class. This week, they participated in a full day practical intensive experience. The day was run in partnership with an external RTO Skills Generation who helped facilitate students to gain hands-on experience in the field of engineering. Students were provided with the opportunity to operate multiple engineering workshop machines such as a Mig welding machine and other hand tools.  They learnt many new skills and were able to complete an independent project of welding together a steel dice from flat steel.

By the end of the term, students will commence either a Certificate 3 in Aviation or Certificate 3 in IT.